Add Clean Getaway: Meat Waste Joins Biofuels At Luxury Jet Show
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<br>By Allison Lampert<br>
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<br>LAS VEGAS, Oct 22 (Reuters) - At the [world's](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159346/mission-newenergy-delivers-maiden-biodiesel-production-to-global-oil-major-24476.html) most significant industry program in Las Vegas luxury jets are luring purchasers with their smooth silhouettes, luxurious cabins - and progressively, their use of alternative fuels.<br>
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<br>Fuel manufacturers and jetmakers are eager to showcase novel forms of air travel fuel deemed less [harmful](https://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/ASX:MBT/Mission-NewEnergy-Ltd) to the environment, from utilized cooking oil to the noticeably less attractive meat waste.<br>
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<br>[Business jet](https://www.abnnewswire.net/companies/en/31347/%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%A9%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%97-Mission-NewEnergy-%E0%B8%88%E0%B8%B3%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%94.html/4) operators, like [airline](https://www.pinterest.com.au/missionnewenergy/) companies, have bowed to environmental pressure on aviation and devoted to cutting in half carbon emissions by 2050 compared with 2005.<br>
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<br>Their hope is that adopting eco-friendly fuel to suppress emissions might make service jets more attractive to environmentally conscious purchasers - especially corporations facing questions over sustainability from shareholders or [green campaign](https://www.abnnewswire.net/companies/en/31347/%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%A9%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%97-Mission-NewEnergy-%E0%B8%88%E0%B8%B3%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%94.html/4) groups.<br>
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<br>The schedule of less polluting personal jets could likewise spare the abundant and popular the negative publicity experienced by [Britain's Prince](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463471/000165495419013063/R31.htm) Harry and his better half Meghan over a current private jet trip to southern France.<br>
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<br>Five Gulfstream jets on display screen in Las Vegas are using California-produced fuel from inedible beef tallow.<br>
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<br>The current waste-based fuels consist of "fats, grease and oils that are byproducts of the food market," said Bryan Sherbacow, [chief business](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048) officer of Boston-based [biofuel](https://www.intelligentinvestor.com.au/shares/asx-mbt/mission-newenergy-limited/share-price) producer World Energy, which produces fuel from meat waste used by Gulfstream.<br>
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<br>"All of our item is inedible."<br>
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<br>Some of the other 79 aircraft on display screen are expected to be powered by 150,000 gallons of other eco-friendly fuel mixes expected to be pumped at the show.<br>
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<br>FLIGHT SHAMING<br>
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<br>[Private jets](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463471/000165495419013063/R31.htm) account for less than 0.1% of total annual carbon emissions globally, however can discharge, on average, approximately 20 times more per passenger mile than jetliners, according to the London-based private charter firm Victor.<br>
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<br>Prince Harry has actually defended his periodic use of personal jets to guarantee his family's safety, and has actually stated that on the [rare occasions](https://www.intelligentinvestor.com.au/shares/asx-mbt/mission-newenergy-limited/share-price) he does not fly commercially he offsets his emissions.<br>
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<br>But planemakers state incidents such as the furore over his schedule have added fresh difficulties for a market already aiming to validate its contribution to cutting business costs.<br>
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<br>"Incidents of flight shaming including making use of personal jets are unfortunate when you consider that our industry has actually provided fuel effectiveness improvements of 40% over the previous 40 years," stated Bombardier [Aviation President](https://www.investing.com/equities/mission-newenergy-ltd-company-profile) David Coleal.<br>
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<br>Bombardier thinks increased sustainable fuel usage will help the market make inroads with corporations and wealthy purchasers. According to industry information, billionaires only have a 19% organization jet ownership rate.<br>
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<br>But even an image remodeling - with jets sporting stickers like "this airplane flies on renewable fuels" and organisers adding alternative fuel pumps for going to [airplanes -](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/51278-86) is not likely to please all [critics](https://www.intelligentinvestor.com.au/shares/asx-mbt/mission-newenergy-limited/share-price) at the Oct 22-24 high-end jet occasion.<br>
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<br>Environmentalists and some [analysts](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mission-newenergy) remain hesitant that biojetfuels, normally combined 50-50 with kerosene, will make a significant effect on public perceptions about luxury travel.<br>
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<br>"No quantity of [Jatropha](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048) or Brazil-nut fuel can make organization jets look eco-friendly," said air travel analyst Richard [Aboulafia](https://www.investing.com/equities/mission-newenergy-ltd-company-profile).<br>
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<br>Demand from service jet [operators](https://www.abnnewswire.net/companies/en/31347/%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%A9%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%97-Mission-NewEnergy-%E0%B8%88%E0%B8%B3%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%94.html/4) for [eco-friendly](https://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/ASX:MBT/Mission-NewEnergy-Ltd) fuels now far goes beyond supply and their interest might drive future production, Sherbacow said.<br>
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<br>World Energy, which produces 40 million gallons of [biofuel](https://www.intelligentinvestor.com.au/shares/asx-mbt/mission-newenergy-limited/share-price) at its California plant, could broaden production as much as 150 million gallons by 2022.<br>
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<br>Corporate charter companies and specialists are also seeing more interest from customers who want to buy carbon credits to offset emissions from their [flights](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463471/000165495419013063/R31.htm).<br>
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<br>Brian Proctor, CEO of Mente Group, a U.S. consultancy, said emissions played a function in a corporate jet usage study his company just recently [finished](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048) for a Fortune 500 business.<br>
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<br>"At the end of the day, I think that rate, expense per hour, variety, speed and performance, that's still the (sales) motorist. But I think individuals are ending up being more familiar with the sustainability of operations and how it impacts the planet." (Reporting By Allison Lampert, Editing by Tim Hepher and Alexandra Hudson)<br>
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